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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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