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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online 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 many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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