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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|