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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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