MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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