MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models 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 stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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