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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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