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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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