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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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