MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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