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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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