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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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