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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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