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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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