MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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