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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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