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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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