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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
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
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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