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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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