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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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