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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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