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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and 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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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