MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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