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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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