MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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