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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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