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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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