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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
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 massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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