MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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