MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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 a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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