MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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