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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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