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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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