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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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