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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in 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.
These massive online courses are
typically 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 several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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