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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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