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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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