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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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