MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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