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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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