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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key 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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