MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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