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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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