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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
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 a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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