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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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