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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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