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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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