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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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