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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses 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 several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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