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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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