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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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