MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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