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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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