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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs 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 a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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