MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to
massively open online courses
(MOOCs) and
open
education resources (OERs).
As
electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Modern
historical trends in
distance learning technology
are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take
online classes.
How can
we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
How can
educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always lead to formal accreditation.
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
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.
There are many
topics that
online education
institutions
have to struggle with
now that
e-learning technology is
developing
so rapidly.
How can
we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
What
business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these
MOOC classes?
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open
educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open
educational
topics.
This stimulating new book also
deals with the
most important
barriers
associated with
these MOOCs and
open educational resources (OER).
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