MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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