MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually 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 many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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