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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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