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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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