MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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