MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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