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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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