MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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