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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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