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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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