MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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 MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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