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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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