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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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