MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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