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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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