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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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