MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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