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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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