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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates 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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