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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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