MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines 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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