MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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