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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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