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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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