MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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