MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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