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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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