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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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