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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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