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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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