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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive 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.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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