MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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