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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|