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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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