MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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