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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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