MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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