MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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