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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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