MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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