MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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