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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily 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 numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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