MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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