MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies 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 we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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