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 is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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