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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners 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 variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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