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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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