MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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