MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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