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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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