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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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