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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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