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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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