MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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