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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 several
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important 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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