MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
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 lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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