MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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