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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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