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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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