MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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