MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies 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 in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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