MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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