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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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