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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
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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