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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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