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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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