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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
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
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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