MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different 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 optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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