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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
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
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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