MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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