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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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