MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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