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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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