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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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