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 is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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