MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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