MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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