MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers 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 MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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