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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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