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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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