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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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