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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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