MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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