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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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