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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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