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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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