MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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