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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students 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.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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