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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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