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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students 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
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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