MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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