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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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