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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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