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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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