MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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