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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
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 lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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