MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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