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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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