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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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