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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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