MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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