MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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