MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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