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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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