MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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