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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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