MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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