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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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