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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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