MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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