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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
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 variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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