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.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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