MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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