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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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