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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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