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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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