MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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