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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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