MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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