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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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