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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies 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 teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
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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