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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
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 variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major 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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