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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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