MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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