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 is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
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
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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