MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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