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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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