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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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