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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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