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
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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