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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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