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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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