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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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