MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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