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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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