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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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