MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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