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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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