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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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