MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
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
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches 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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