MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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