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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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