MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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