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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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