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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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