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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
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 MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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