MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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