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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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