MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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