MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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