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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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