MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically 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
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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