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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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