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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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