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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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