MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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