MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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