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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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