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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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