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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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