MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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