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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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