MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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