MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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