MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Panama to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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