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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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