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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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