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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
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 lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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