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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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