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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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