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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
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 a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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