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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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