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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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