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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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