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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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