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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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