MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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