MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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