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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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