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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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