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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
free
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 several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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