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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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