MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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