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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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