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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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