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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students 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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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