MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
educators 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 massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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