MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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