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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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