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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
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 optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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