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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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