MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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