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 is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally 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
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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