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
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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