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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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