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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee 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 massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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