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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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