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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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