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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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