MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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