MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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