MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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