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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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