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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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