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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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