MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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