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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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