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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually 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
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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