MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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