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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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