MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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