MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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