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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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