MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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