MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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