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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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