MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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