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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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