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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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