MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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