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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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