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.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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