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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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