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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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