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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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