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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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