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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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