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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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