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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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