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 is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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