MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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