MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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