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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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