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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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