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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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