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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key 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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