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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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