MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students 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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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