MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners 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
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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