MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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