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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions 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 participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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