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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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