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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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