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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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