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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
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 variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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