MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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