MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over 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.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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