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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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