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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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