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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate 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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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