MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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