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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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