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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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