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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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