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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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