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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes 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 massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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