MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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