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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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