MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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