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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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