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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically 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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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