MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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