MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
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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