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 is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners 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 many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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