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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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