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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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