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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always 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
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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