MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major 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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