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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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