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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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