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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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