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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
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 many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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