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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
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
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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