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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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