MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
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
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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