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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|