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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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