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
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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