MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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