MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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