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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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