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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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