MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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