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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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