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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part 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.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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