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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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