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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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