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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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