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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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