MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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