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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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