MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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