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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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