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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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