MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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