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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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