MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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