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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally 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
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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