MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure 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 massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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