MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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