MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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