MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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