MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students 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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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