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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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