MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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