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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
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.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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