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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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