MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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