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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
key 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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