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
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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