MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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