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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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