MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
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
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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