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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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