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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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