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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs 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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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