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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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