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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically 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 several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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