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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
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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