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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
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 variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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