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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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