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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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