MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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