MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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