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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
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
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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