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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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