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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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