MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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