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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part 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.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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