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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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