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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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