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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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