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 is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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