MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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