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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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