MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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