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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
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 massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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