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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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