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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|