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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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