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 is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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