MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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