MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
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
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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