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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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