MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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