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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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