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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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