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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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