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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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