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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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