MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students 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 several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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