MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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