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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
normally 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 lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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