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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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