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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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