MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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