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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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