MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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