MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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