MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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