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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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