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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
