MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes 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 several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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