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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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