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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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