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
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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