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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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