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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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