MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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