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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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