MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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