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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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