MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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