MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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