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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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