MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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