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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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