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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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