MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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