MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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