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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
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 a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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