MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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