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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates 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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