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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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