MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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