MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
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 massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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