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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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