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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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