MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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