MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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