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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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