MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
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 a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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