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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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