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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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