MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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