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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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