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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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