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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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