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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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