MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes 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 massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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