MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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