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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing 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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