MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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