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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores 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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