MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
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.
Massively 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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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