MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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