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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
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
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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