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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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