MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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