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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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