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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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