MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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