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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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