MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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