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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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