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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in 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 massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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