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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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