MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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