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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes 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.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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