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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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