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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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