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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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