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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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