MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions 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 we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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