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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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