MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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