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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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