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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
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 technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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