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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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