MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate 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 MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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