MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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