MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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