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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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