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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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