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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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