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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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