MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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