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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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