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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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