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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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