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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
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.
MOOCs are
customarily 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 lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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