MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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