MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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