MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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