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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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