MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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