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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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