MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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