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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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