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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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