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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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