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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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