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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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