MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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