MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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