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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates 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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