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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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